Freshcourt is an agribusiness group that has more than a quarter century of experience in packing and processing fresh avocados from Mexico.

The company’s passion for quality and service has helped it thrive around the world, as it has built up long-term business partners in the U.S. and abroad.

Total potato sales at retail were at five-year record highs for both dollar and volume sales in 2020, according to IRI. Dollar sales increased by 16 percent compared to 2019 and all categories, except deli-prepared sides, grew by double-digit dollar sales. The largest growth in dollar and volume sales for potatoes occurred from April through June, although all months grew by over 9 percent for both metrics.

Kern Ridge Growers is a year-round shipper of California carrots, grown mostly in the rich, sandy loam soil near the mountain range at the southern end of the fertile San Joaquin Valley.

“Carrots are an important product for Kern Ridge Growers because that’s where we started,” said Pete Smith, general manager of the Arvin, CA-based company. “Family-owned, we have grown, packed and shipped California carrots on a year-round basis since 1973.”

Early 2020 really put Bedford Industries’ manufacturing capacity to the test. Its essential employees worked tirelessly to fulfill product demands from all the industries it serves, including providing products for the produce industry. 

One of the best tools we have to manage the produce business is data. Without statistical facts, we wouldn’t know about the progress of specific items that deliver the most sales and profit.

Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil, introduced the Badger UV Disinfect robot, an autonomous ultraviolet disinfecting robot designed to combat COVID-19 and high-risk pathogens commonly found in grocery, foodservice and retail environments. To advance retail automation and infection prevention, Badger Technologies and UVDI will conduct micro-efficacy testing and in-store pilots of the Badger UV Disinfect robot during the first quarter of this year.